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NCLEX Nutrition

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1. Sources of fats






2. How much vegetables are to be eaten per day?






3. What function is vitamin A?






4. What illness is a direct result of vitamin D deficiency?






5. What water soluble vitamins are easily excreted from body?






6. If patient. is deficient with this vitamin - what foods will help scurvy or bleeding gums?






7. How much sodium may be consumed per day?






8. Insufficient intake of carbohydrate results in these two nutrients being used as energy






9. How much fruit is to be eaten/day?






10. These nutrients required for proper growth - development - body repair - fluid and electrolyte balance - produce enzymes - hormones and antibodies






11. What blood levels are checked for decrease in iron?






12. If protein stores become depleted which can neagatively affect immune system of which lab value






13. What clinical administration is used and checked by albumin - prealbumin - and transferrin and overall nutrtion?






14. The higher the BMR a client has --






15. What orange vegetables are good to eat?






16. If a patient. was riboflavin B2 deficient what foods are good sources of B2?






17. How much more calories are needed for pregnancy?






18. What is normal albumin levels?






19. Good overall indicator of nutritional status becaUse of long half life and maintain until malnutrtion occurs






20. Where can you get more vitamin D?






21. What foods are needed for pellegra - dermatitis - diarrhea - and dementia?






22. What is the recording tool for all foods/beverages consumed in last 24 hours includes time - location - portion?






23. What foods are good sources of carbohydrates?






24. What does DASH stand for?






25. What foods are carbohydrates and provide energy?






26. Waist circumference correlates apple versus pear body type and reflects risk pattern for disease






27. What does basal metabolic rate BMR calculate?






28. What are healthy sources of fats?






29. What problem may occur if vitamin K deficient?






30. How much milk is to be consumed per day?






31. Name six sources of grains






32. Protein stores show short term changes of which lab value






33. Concentrated sources of energy poviding 9 calories/gram






34. What type of patients are to utilize nutritional screening initiatives NSI?






35. If fat intake is insufficient then expect these medical problems






36. How many calories/gram is protein?






37. Fats are needed for proper absorption of these vitamins






38. What foods have high quality protein?






39. How long should a food record or journal is analyzed for nutrient content?






40. How much more calories are needed for lactation?






41. What is normal BMI?






42. How many cal/gram are carbohydrates?






43. What vitamin can helps with blood clotting?






44. What is the function of vitamin E?






45. How much meat/beans should be eaten?






46. Promote normal metabolism - and prevent this nutrient from being used for energy






47. What type of fat is to kept to an all time low for consumption?






48. Where can you find good sources of vitamin E?






49. When does BMR increase?






50. How much grains are to be eaten per day?